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Workforce Optimization: What It is and Why You Need It

Playvox

Workforce management for contact centers is the art and science of having the right number of agents available at the right times to answer an accurately forecasted volume of incoming customer contacts at the service level standard set by a contact center while minimizing cost.

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Service Level – Are You Measuring it the Wrong Way?

COPC

Research Global Benchmarking Series, Contact Center Workforce Management Insights into organizational customer experience objectives, the challenges they face and the programs in place to deliver a seamless experience when customers reach out for support. our target is 80% in 40 seconds.)

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Tortoise or Hare – Which One Best Describes Your Contact Center?

CSM Magazine

With customer-centric success criteria in place, turn to innovative workforce. Add ‘travel time’ into schedules – in a bid to save time, managers often take. For example, they don’t factor in the travel time needed to get from the contact center floor to the training rooms.

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3 Things to Consider When Picking a Call Center Workforce Management Software

Fonolo

Most call center software providers let you test out WFM software before you purchase it. Intraday Management? The ideal software should manage all of these, but you should have the easiest time managing the areas that are most important for you. Which features are most important to you? Scheduling?